Best Elementary Schools in New Jersey

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 1337)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
341629003242	1301	Carroll Robbins Elementary School	Public	K-3	283 Tyler Street	Trenton	08609	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4910	460	37	12.4	54.3%	5 (1.1%)	36 (7.8%)	415 (90.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$8,534			$733			$7,801	6	5.8	1307	6
341269005916	1302	Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Educational Complex	Public	PK, KG-8	851 E 28th Street	Paterson	07513	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0300	505	43	11.8	58.8%	7 (1.4%)	138 (27.3%)	349 (69.1%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$12,303						$12,303	5.9	7.4	1285	17
341629003234	1303	Gershom Mott Elementary School	Public	K-3	45 Stokely Avenue	Trenton	08611	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4830	366	30	12.2	56.8%	6 (1.6%)	49 (13.4%)	307 (83.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$10,180			$673			$9,507	5.9	11.9	1207	96
340264003065	1304	Thomas H. Dudley Family School	Public	PK, KG-8	2250 Berwick Street	Camden	08105	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 365-0636	598	53	11.2	49.7%	12 (2.0%)	144 (24.1%)	423 (70.7%)	13 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	$19,328			$3,830			$15,498	5.8	5.3	1316	12
341455005094	1305	Salem Middle School	Public	3-8	51 New Market Street	Salem	08079	Salem County	Salem City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 935-2700	457	31	14.7	85.3%	40 (8.8%)	303 (66.3%)	100 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	$9,419			$430			$8,989	5.7	5.6	1312	7
341134002334	1306	Quitman Street School	Public	PK, KG-8	21 Quitman St	Newark	07103	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 733-6947	738	54	13.6	74.3%	27 (3.7%)	424 (57.5%)	278 (37.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	$12,167			$889			$11,278	5.7	4.7	1324	18
341629003218	1307	Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-3	200 William Street	Trenton	08610	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4720	400	30	13.5	57.3%	4 (1.0%)	53 (13.3%)	334 (83.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$8,740			$491			$8,249	5.6	12.2	1203	104
340264001406	1308	Henry B. Wilson Family School	Public	K-8	2250 South 8th Street	Camden	08104	Camden County	Camden City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 966-3691	416	47	8.8	67.8%	5 (1.2%)	285 (68.5%)	123 (29.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$17,638			$3,947			$13,691	5.6	4.2	1331	23
341254004850	1309	Etta Gero School No. 9	Public	K-6	140 First St.	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5509	352	31	11.2	98.9%	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	346 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$10,703			$787			$9,916	5.6	6.8	1295	14
341269004898	1310	School 13	Public	K-8	690 East 23rd St	Paterson	07504	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0130	484	35	13.8	70.9%	2 (0.4%)	107 (22.1%)	371 (76.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,300						$8,300	5.5	5.5	1314	4

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NJSLA English Language Arts, NJSLA Mathematics, NJSLA-S Science, NJSLA Algebra I test scores released by the New Jersey Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on December 4, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the New Jersey Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the New Jersey Department of Education.
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.